Back in the heady days of 2012 I wrote an end of year summary about my own personal highlights. Come January 31st a slew of 'round up articles' can be found in the media reminding us of the year that was ~ When Brexit took...
Last weekend I went to Somerset to help my parents oldest friends clear out ninety three years worth of someone's precious belongings. Attached to the side of Terry & Judy's beautiful cottage, in a hamlet near Yeovil, is an annexe where Terry's mum Joy lived. She...
Having worked weekends for the majority of my post graduate life I have found myself in a period of time where my Saturdays are now free. I realised I had no idea what to do with them and it's taken me four months to get...
{Pandora Sykes, Yours Truly, Imani Randolph} When I heard the whispers back in February I couldn't quite believe it. No way could they be making a comeback? Surely they can't be cool again? Oh how wrong I was. When the Autumn/Winter '18 fashions started rolling in...
[caption id="attachment_936" align="aligncenter" width="598"] Protester in Washington DC. Oct 2018.Photo taken by Justin Gellerson[/caption] This October sees the one year anniversary of when I would say I became truly political. When I started to take a vested interest in decisions being made that would greatly impact...
I just don't get coffee. I'm sorry. I realise I am in the minority here but I just don't understand it's appeal. I know this may come as a disappointment to a lot of you but let me explain what I do know about one of...
There were two different reactions when I told people I was heading to Austin, Texas as part of my six week 40th birthday extravaganza road trip. There were those who knew and there were those who didn't. Those who had never heard of the place or didn't...
https://youtu.be/AZqDO6cTYVY I knew I'd love the Netflix series Glow right from the off. As soon as I saw the trailer at the beginning of last Summer I couldn't wait for it's arrival. When this, seemingly, small show about women wrestlers in the 80's did arrive I was...
The first thing that hits you about the coastal town of Savannah, Georgia is the heat. It's a sultry, sexy kind of heat. It caresses you and slows you down to a languid pace of life that can't help but make you smile. A leisurely, knowing...
~ LAURA LEE JEWELLERY BLOG ~ A man of many talents, and never one to shy away from an adventurous challenge, Charlie Lewis has been shopping at LLJ for almost a decade now. Whether he’s buying a sweet treat for a loved one or splashing out on a...